A intelligent self-importance license plate makes the proper dialog piece. Not too long ago, I got here throughout a Corvette carrying tags that say, “WE R OLD.” I had so many questions. Is the proprietor aged? Is the assertion a reference to the automobile itself? Perhaps a bit of each, haha.

The Decide of the Day is a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Foster, Rhode Island. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“For the purists on the market, it is a numbers-matching automobile that has been principally restored,” the itemizing begins. “Physique-off restoration in 1989, documented with images of complete body removing and alternative with new body.” This ‘Vette was previously painted inexperienced however was refinished in Ontario Orange.

The third era (or C3) Corvette initially got here out in 1968 and lasted via 1982. It was launched with design language from the Mako Shark II idea automobile in August 1967. Some sources state that the debut was in actual fact “leaked” early by a Sizzling Wheels diecast toy, however I used to be not capable of validate that. As with the prior era, the C3 was a two-door, two-seat sports activities automobile and it was obtainable in coupe or convertible type.

“The automobile runs and drives like a dream,” the itemizing says. There have been a staggering quantity (upwards of 20) of small-block V8s obtainable in the course of the third era of the Corvette, and the vendor doesn’t specify the displacement of this one. The chrome-finished air cleaner demonstrates that the powerplant is a Turbo Fireplace 350cid, and torque is fed rearward via a four-speed guide transmission.

Talking of the drivetrain, the mechanical work on the time of restoration was in depth. The automobile was solely about 20 years outdated on the time, however it obtained work together with alternative of the brake strains, ball joints, bushings, timing chain, harmonic balancer, consumption, differential, clutch, driveshaft, and U-joints.

In a while, in 2013, it obtained new hoses together with a rebuilt Quadrajet carburetor, new rotors, an oil pump, and a Magnaflow 2.5-inch exhaust system. Ten years later, it could now want some extra freshening. Laborious to consider this automobile might be 55 years outdated subsequent yr. Retaining an outdated automobile on the highway takes time, effort, and cash; I suppose the WE R OLD license plate is completely becoming!

The asking value is $32,500 or finest provide for this C3.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.